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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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